Cleared Senior​/Principal R&D Mechanical Engineer - FENG Design Team, Onsite

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Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

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• Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting-edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:

• Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
• Extraordinary co-workers
• Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
• Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
• Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten-hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part-time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)
• Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*

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We are seeking an exceptional engineer to support our ferroelectric neutron generator (FENG) design team. As a member of the team you will serve in various roles, including contributing to new designs, improving existing designs, developing tooling and fixtures, and performing design activities to help establish the technical basis for our modernization work. The successful candidate will regularly interact with peers of diverse technical backgrounds within the Neutron Generator Enterprise and throughout Sandia.

On any given day, you may be called on to:

• Aid in component and fixture design using CAD and verifying drawings for manufacturability utilizing GD&T
• Rapid prototyping using advanced and additive manufacturing (3-D print prototypes and fixtures) and environmental test of designs
• Provide engineering support for the local production agency by analyzing the impacts of changes/exceptions to the manufacturing process, incoming materials, maintaining process specifications, and assisting with the development of work instructions (design for manufacturing)
• Work with systems partners to further refine product requirements and definition
• Coordinate with product engineers in the production agency to understand and evaluate the trade between producibility and performance
• Interface and coordinate design efforts with design peers in subcomponent PRTs and next-level assembly
• Provide design support for qualification planning, execution, and documentation
• Engage with R&D activities to develop advanced FENG prototypes and partner with neutron tube, active ceramic, and energetic technology spaces
• Coordinate and track the pedigree of multiple experimental test units, document test results,…